Friday, October 11, 2013

Guest Post and Giveaway with Felicity Heaton and her newest book: Her Wicked Angel

Top
10 – Why angels are such a sexy lead

Thank you, Nikki, for having me here today
at Close Encounters with the Night Kind as part of my Her Wicked Angel Virtual
Book Tour!

First, here’s a little about me. I’m a
paranormal romance author and I’ve been writing since 2005, and went indie in
2006. I love to write big worlds, populated by vampires, shifters, demons, fae
and angels, and I have several series. This tour is about the Her Angel series,
where passionate angels fight to protect the women they love in a deadly war
between Heaven and Hell.

Today, I’m going to reveal why my angel
heroes in particular make perfect, sexy leads and I’m going to illustrate it
with moments from Her Wicked Angel.

#10 – Because
they’re supposed to be good, but in reality they can be very, very naughty!

Angels are good,
right? In this world, there are those who are very evil and wicked, and there
are those who are very good… and both can be so naughty they will make your
toes curl.

“I am thinking wicked things,” Asmodeus
murmured in a low voice and ran his eyes over Liora, taking in every inch,
recalling how she had looked when she had stood before him in the water, her
body partially bared for his gaze and his touch.

She smiled. “Very wicked things?”

“The wickedest.” He ground his teeth as his
loincloth pinched, too tight against his straining length. He wanted her again
and wanted more this time. He wanted to claim her fully and sheathe himself in
her hot body, taking her as his fingers had.

The feel of her quivering around him, her
juices flowing hot and fast, and the sound of her cries of pleasure ringing
around the hills, had driven him mad with a need to take her. He had wanted to
part her milky thighs and thrust to the hilt, ripping another cry of bliss from
her sweet lips.

“Very wicked indeed, judging by how dark
your eyes have gone.” Her smile teased him, her hazel eyes twinkling with it.
She liked that he couldn’t hide his desire from her or how fiercely he wanted
her at all times.

#9 – Because
they’re fiercely loyal!

These men have
loyalty in spades. They’re dedicated to their duty and their fellow warriors,
but when they fall in love, they become fiercely loyal to their woman and will
prove it to her in the most romantic way they can, often forming a ‘contract’
with them to make that woman their new master:

“I’m afraid that I’m going to lose you… one
way or another. I don’t want that to happen.”

Asmodeus wrapped her in his arms and curled
his black wings around her too, shielding her completely and blocking out the
world. “You won’t lose me. If I had the power, if my pledge to the monster who
created me wasn’t eternal and unbreakable, I would swear fealty to you, Liora…
if I had the power, I would make that binding contract between us in a
heartbeat… but I do not and cannot. All I can do is offer you the heart that
beats for only you.”

Liora shot back and stared up at him, her
eyes so wide he could see white all around her irises. “You mean that?”

#8 – Because
they’re powerful and aren’t afraid to kick ass when needed!

We all know
angels are powerful, but these men have amazing skills as fighters and some
have special abilities that allow them to kick ass on a major scale. They’re
more than happy to unleash a world of pain on their enemy or anyone and
anything who stands in their way, even if it’s one hundred times bigger than
they are:

Asmodeus grinned and cast his gaze to his
right, up the height of the spires of rock that reached upwards to tower above
him.

A huge clawed foot appeared, grasping one
spire and smashing it into dust. A second mirrored it, breaking down another
pinnacle, sending boulders bouncing down the curved wall. They tumbled towards
him, each bigger than he was. The shadows at his feet raced towards them and
lashed at them, cracking as they connected and the boulders exploded, raining
dust down on the black pavement of the courtyard.

Smoke curled up from behind the wall and then
an emerald green eye emerged from the darkness, the vertical slit of its pupil
roving the land below and then narrowing when it locked on him. An unholy roar
shook the land and the dragon rose up, beating enormous black leathery wings,
blasting hot air and dust at him.

Asmodeus beat his own wings, keeping
himself steady and keeping the dust at bay so it didn’t steal his vision or
choke his lungs.

The dragon landed on the broken section of
wall. The basalt struggled to hold its immense weight, crumbling in places,
causing the behemoth to stumble and fight for its footing. It beat its wings
and cried out, its hooked beak opening to reveal rows of gleaming black teeth
each longer than his blades.

Its skin turned black and eyes gradually
melted into crimson.

Asmodeus welcomed the sign of its rage.
Dragons fought best when angered and he wanted a good fight.

“Come.” He crooked his blades, beckoning
the beast to him.

#7 – Because
they have feathers and they love them to be stroked!

Oh yeah. These
men have feathers and boy do they love it when their lady strokes them. Talk
about sensitive men. The heroines in this world can melt their man with a
single touch, or crank up the heat to an alarming degree!

“Can you put your wings away?” Liora’s
hazel eyes lowered to his wing and, before Asmodeus could answer that he could
if he desired it, she had reached over, laid her palm on the curve of his wing,
and was running her hand down it.

Holy Hell, that felt good.

A shiver bolted through him, hot and
fierce, reigniting his blood and making it burn for more. He wanted her to
stroke his wing again, to caress it and tease him, driving him wild with need
for her.

His fangs lengthened and he sensed the
moment his irises brightened and began to verge on crimson. Her eyes widened
and her fingers paused against his feathers.

She sounded breathless when she uttered,
“You like me touching them?”

#6 – Because so
much is new to them and introducing them to it all is hot!

Spent several
thousand years in Hell? Or maybe a few centuries up in Heaven? You probably
aren’t familiar with a lot of things the mortal world has to offer. The
heroines in this world get to introduce their angels to all manner of things,
from their first bite of food to their first… well, you get the picture:

Liora reacted to Asmodeus in the same way
she reacted to everything. She embraced her impulses and was in his arms before
she could reconsider what she was doing or even contemplate how far south of
crazy she was about to go. She tiptoed, slid her right hand around the back of
his neck and dragged his mouth down to hers. The moment her lips meshed with
his, he froze, going stock-still and as stiff as a board.

Either he didn’t want her quite as much as
he had just said or the impossible was possible after all and he had never done
this before.

“Relax,” she murmured against his lips and
was pleasantly surprised when he obeyed her and the rigidness left his
shoulders and his neck, and his mouth fused with hers.

She moved her
lips across his, gently grazing them and easing him into it, and he began to
mimic her. She liked the firmness of his lips and how his hands settled
possessively on her hips, drawing her front against the full delicious length
of his. She tilted her head back further, not wanting to break the kiss for any
reason.

#5 – Because
caffeine and angel stamina make for wild nights!

What’s hotter
than an angel who has incredible immortal stamina at his disposal? He’s still a
guy. He’ll need a break from time to time. Here’s how you fix it:

“I know what caffeine does to angels so
we’ll keep away from that.” Liora couldn’t resist teasing him a little more to
get a reaction from him though. Proof of innocence, as it were.

Asmodeus’s frown deepened. “What does it
do?”

She motioned a rising action with her rigid
right index finger, swinging it slowly upwards, and pointedly looked down at
his black loincloth and the worn strips of armour covering it.

His eyes went wide and a blush darkened his
cheeks, visible even through the blood and grime. He looked down at his crotch
and then up into her eyes.

“It will make me hard?”

#4 – Because
they have some seriously revealing armour!

The angels in
this world have bodies to die for and armour that reveals enough tantalising
glimpses of muscle to make your knees quiver. What’s sexier than a short
breastplate that is moulded to mimic muscles and reveals their stomachs, paired
with a tiny loincloth covered in teasing strips of armour, and then vambraces
and greaves? Well, there’s always a special exception to the rule, and that
would be Asmodeus, who has lost some vital parts of his armour:

Liora stepped back so she could fully
admire him as he stripped off the metal armour around his hips, revealing the
black loincloth he wore beneath. If she had sounded breathless before, she
could barely speak now. He stole her voice as he moved, his powerful cut
muscles bunching and relaxing, enticing her to stop him so she could trail her
lips over each and every one of them and moan her approval. He bent and removed
the armour that protected his shins, and then his black leather boots.

He placed them carefully near the pool and
she bit back a smile. He valued what little armour he had and she could
understand why. He had already lost vital pieces of it, leaving him exposed and
vulnerable. If she could, she would hire the best blacksmiths in the world to
craft armour of his liking and give it to him so he felt complete again.

Asmodeus turned his back to her and all
rational thought fled at the sight of his delicious backside wonderfully cupped
by tight black material. Liora wanted to rip it off with her teeth.

#3 – Because
there’s nothing more forbidden than an angel for a lover!

Angels are
serving a higher power and surely that means that they should be off limits?
Tell that to them. They’ll do all in their power to convince you that you’re on
to a good thing and won’t let you find excuses. If they want to be with you,
they will be with you, and you had better accept it:

“Asmodeus?” she whispered and stared up
into his eyes. “What are you thinking in there? Your eyes are swirling like
gold fire.”

A product of his emotions. They were
slipping beyond his grasp and he had the strangest desire to embrace them and
the sliver of good he held locked deep within.

Because of her.

What did the Devil want with her? He had a
feeling it wasn’t to breed with her. She was Serenity’s cousin. A witch. She
would produce powerful offspring and might be strong enough to bring a child to
term, but she would also be likely to fight the Devil just as Erin had and
refuse to surrender her babe.

Her soft hand cupped his cheek.

His eyes closed against his will and he
inhaled sharply. Heat spread outwards from where they touched, surging through
his body and setting his feelings free and his blood on fire.

Whatever the Devil’s plans for her, they
would not come to pass.

Asmodeus would not let him have her.

Liora would belong to him.

#2 – Because
they will do whatever it takes to protect their woman!

These men are
alpha to the core and they are fiercely protective and possessive of their
woman, and no matter how dire the odds are, they will fight for them and will
stop at nothing to ensure their safety and that they end up back where their
belong, in their arms… even take on the Devil:

Asmodeus called both of his curved golden
blades to his hands and growled at the Devil. “I will not bring her to you.”

“Bring her to me.” The Devil raised his
hands at his sides, black fire chasing over them, and the oppressive weight of
his power increased, pushing down on Asmodeus.

Asmodeus readied his blades and drew in a
fortifying breath. “I will never let you have her.”

“It is not a question of let, Maggot. You
will obey whether you like it or not.”

The tug came again, stronger this time, pulling
him towards Liora. Asmodeus ground his molars together and fought it, focusing
all of his strength on denying the Devil’s command.

“Never,” Asmodeus roared and launched
himself up the steps at the Devil.

#1 – Because
when they fall in love and they fall hard!

The number one
thing about why my angels are the hottest leading men out there? When these
powerful males fall in love, they fall damn hard:

“Liora,” Asmodeus whispered, his heart
expanding in his chest, aching to see her again. “I would slay anything for
her. I would die for her.”

“You are missing the point,” Apollyon said
and Asmodeus looked at him, surprised to catch warmth in his blue eyes, a touch
of compassion and understanding. His twin had never looked at him with anything
other than disgust before. “Liora is your reason to live. You will live for
her… even when you feel you cannot go on and your end is near, you will not
give up because you want to live for her.”

“With her.” Asmodeus wanted to be with her
right that moment, looking into her hazel eyes and hearing her soft melodic
voice caressing his ears, bathing in her smiles and tender touches, and
savouring the sweetness of her kiss.

Apollyon shook his head, a look of pity in
his eyes. “She has you well under her spell.”

If only he knew. She had cast it upon
Asmodeus the moment he had set eyes on her and had held him under her thrall
ever since, powerless to fight her, unable to resist her, desperate to win her
against all the odds.

I hope you
enjoyed this top ten about why my angel heroes make the hottest leading men!

Be
sure to follow this fantastic tour to learn more about the passionate heroes
and sassy heroines! You can also find yourself in with a chance to WIN a$50 or $25 Amazon Gift Certificate if you follow the tour. More
details, including how to enter and a full list of stops, are available at the Her
Wicked Angel Virtual Book Tour page: http://www.felicityheaton.co.uk/her-wicked-angel-book-tour.php

All of the books so far in the series are
available in paperback, and in ebook from Amazon Kindle, Apple iBooks, Kobo and
Barnes and Noble. Excerpts are available for all of the current releases in the
series, so you can get a taste of these paranormal romances.

Read
more about Her Wicked Angel below, and visit my site for links to all the
retailers and a 6 chapter excerpt:

Her Wicked Angel (Her Angel Romance Series
Book 6)Felicity Heaton
The King of Demons and the Devil’s right hand man, Asmodeus is a dark angel
born of evil and created for destruction. When his master orders him to venture
into the mortal world and retrieve a female for him, he seizes the chance to
leave Hell for the first time, uncaring of what the Devil has planned for her…
until he sets eyes on the most beautiful woman he has ever seen—a female who
awakens new feelings within his black heart, unleashing passion so intense that
it controls him and desire he cannot resist.

He will not let his wretched master have her. She will belong to him.

Liora is a witch with a bad reputation and an obsession with fighting demons. A
mission gone wrong sees her sent to Paris to cool off, but when a dark and
deadly warrior with a gaze of golden fire lands in her life, she ends up
burning hotter than Hell for the wicked angel. Nothing will stand between her
and the immense, forbidding male. Not her cousin. Not Asmodeus’s sworn enemy
and twin, Apollyon. And certainly not the Devil.

Caught up in a tempest of danger and soul-searing passion, can they survive
against the odds and seize their forever after?

If you love your
angels a little dark and wicked, Felicity Heaton’s best selling Her Angel
series is for you. If you like strong, powerful, and dark vampires then try the
Vampires Realm series she writes as F E Heaton or any of her stand alone
vampire romance books she writes as Felicity Heaton. Or if you’re looking for
vampire romances that are sinful, passionate and erotic then try Felicity
Heaton’s new Vampire Erotic Theatre series.

In 2011, five of
her six paranormal romance books received Top Pick awards from Night Owl
Reviews, Forbidden Blood was nominated as Best PNR Vampire Romance 2011 at The
Romance Reviews, and many of her releases received five star reviews from
numerous websites.

If you want to know more about Felicity,
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